30个常用英语短语辨析

1. burn down / burn out / burn up

burn down (火势)减弱，(被)焚毁；burn out烧尽，熄灭；burn up 被烧掉(毁)，烧得更旺。

2. how often / how long / how far / how soon

how often有"多久一次"的意思，是对做某事的频率提问。对how often的回答一般是：twice a year/three times a week。how long表示"时间多久或物体多长"，表示时间时侧重指"一段时间"。对how long的回答一般是时间段，如for three days。how far是提问"路程有多远"，询问距离

"，主要用来对表示将来的，还可以表示程度。how soon表示"多久之后

的一段时间提问。对how soon的回答一般是：in + 时间段，如in two days/in five years。

3. call at / call back / call for / call in / call on / call up

call at (a place)访问(某地);call back回电话; call for (公开)要求，需要; call in要求退回，召来;call on邀请，请求; call up使回忆起，使想起。

4. come about / come across / come off / come out / come true /come up

come about发生;come across(偶然)遇见;come off能被去掉(或除去)；come out出版，发行; come true变为现实，实现;come up长出地面，升起。

5. cut down / cut off / cut through / cut up / cut in

cut down砍倒，削减；cut off打断，中断(供给)；cut through开辟(出路或通道)；cut up(严重地)割伤，打伤，切碎；cut in插嘴。

6. break out / break down / break away from / break into / break off / break through / break up

break out爆发；break down出故障，坏掉；break away from突然挣脱，逃脱；break into强行闯入；break off中断，断开；break through克服，战胜;break up拆开，打散。

7. bring in / bring up / bring about

bring in引入，赚得；bring up抚养，养育；bring about导致，引起。

8. run out / go out / give out / leave out

run out用完，耗尽；go out外出交际，送出，发出；give out用完，耗尽，停止运转; leave out省去，遗漏，不包括。

9. get along with / get back / get close to / get down to / get in touch with / get off / get through

get along with与……相处；get back回去，返回；get close to接近；get down to开始做…… get in touch with与……联系(接触)；get off脱下；get through顺利通过(考试等)，拨通(电话)。

10. go away / go against / go ahead / go bad / go off / go on doing/ go on

with / go up

go away走开，离家外出，消失；go against违反，与……不符(或相反)；go ahead走在前面，先走；go bad (食物)变坏，坏掉；go off离开(尤指去做某事); go on doing sth.继续干某事，不停地干某事; go on with sth。(尤指停顿或中断之后)继续做某事; go up (价格，温度等)上涨，上升。

11.keep back / keep fit / keep in touch with / keep on / keep up with / keep out

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keep back保留; keep fit保持健康; keep in touch with 与……保持联系keep on继续;keep up with跟上，并驾齐驱；keep out不进入，留在外面。

12. turn down / turn... into... / turn off / turn out / turn up / turn over

turn down关小，把……调低；turn ... into ...把……变成…… turn off

关掉(水、电、收音机等)；turn out证明是，结果是；turn up到达，偶然

出现；turn over转动，翻身。13. take after / take apart / take away / take down / take on / take off /

take up / take over / take in

动词take的相关短语也是高频短语，常见的有：take after (外貌或行为)像(父或母)；take a part拆卸，拆开

(机器等);take away解除，消除(感情、痛苦等);take down拆掉，拆卸，误认为;take on呈现，雇佣，承担(责任);take off取消，脱下(衣帽等);take up占用(时间)，占据(空间)，开

始从事；take over接管，接手;take in留宿，收留，吸入。

14. die of / die from / die down / die out

die of死于(内在原因，如疾病等)；die from死于(外在原因，如事故等)；die down逐渐变弱，逐渐平息；die out灭绝。

15.give away / give off / give out / give in to / give back

give away捐赠，分发，泄露；give off发出，放出(气味、热、光等)；give out发出，用完；give in to向……投降，让步；

give back使恢复，归还。

16. hold on / hold out / hold back / hold up

hold on(电话用语)等一下，别挂断；hold out坚持，抵抗，提供机会；hold back隐瞒；hold up推迟，耽搁。

17. look into / look through / look on / look out / look down on

look into调查；look through快速查看；look on旁观；look out当心；look down on轻视，瞧不起。

18.make up/make out/make no sense/make up for/make the most of